Hopsfest to be announced for this summer in East Bloomfield

Julie Sherwood

Thursday

Jan 30, 2014 at 5:29 PM

The festival this summer will be held at Nedloh Brewing Co. in East Bloomfield.

Details of Hopsfest, a festival for brewers and enthusiasts, will be announced Friday at 11 a.m. during a press conference at the VisitRochester Boardroom, 45 East Avenue, Suite 400 in Rochester.The festival this summer will be held at Nedloh Brewing Co. in East Bloomfield.It will attract brewers and enthusiasts to celebrate, sample and learn about hops and craft beer, according to a press release. The event is projected to attract more than 3,000 beer lovers from across the state.Making Friday's announcement will be Nedloh Brewing Co. owners Nate and Josie Holden, state Sen. Ted O'Brien, D-Irondequoit, Don Jefferies, president and chief executive officer for VisitRochester and Howie Jacobson, founder and CEO of Red Rock 1886.Nedloh Brewing Co. is scheduled to open early this summer on Routes 5 and 20 at Toomey's Corners. It is being built as a 3,500 square-foot craft brewery with brew house, tasting room, retail outlet and hops and beer museum. It will also include four acres of farmland for growing hops.

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